Shale
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August 07, 2025
Civitas Resources has sold $435 million in non-core DJ Basin assets and named Wouter van Kempen as interim CEO, aligning its portfolio strategy with leadership changes and a focus on debt reduction and shareholder value.
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August 06, 2025
Presidio's entry into the public markets comes as the capital-intensive shale era gives way to a more disciplined focus on returns. Presidio’s differentiated model emphasizes zero reliance on future drilling, minimal capital investment, and substantial free cash flow.
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August 05, 2025
Oil-drilling activity in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale patch is set to weaken in the near term as companies restrain spending, said the chief executive officer of the region’s biggest crude producer YPF SA.
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July 28, 2025
Enterprise Products Partners LP, one of the largest pipeline operators in the Permian basin, sees oil production in the region holding up this year despite an expected drop in crude prices.
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July 2025
With advanced geomechanics modeling, Halliburton helps operators in the Permian basin drill smarter, safer, and with greater efficiency—to turn subsurface uncertainty into predictable results.
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July 14, 2025
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. has completed successful flow-rate tests and commenced its 2025 drilling campaign in Australia’s Beetaloo sub-basin. The flow rate results are comparable to top shale wells in the U.S., and the drilling campaign will be the largest in the Beetaloo to-date, said Falcon's CEO.
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July 10, 2025
Mach Natural Resources today announced its expansion into the Permian and San Juan basins with two acquisitions valued at a total of $1.3 billion. The assets purchased from Sabinal Energy and IKAV Energy will nearly doubles Mach’s production from 81 Mboed to approximately 152 Mboed, the company said in a news release.
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July 09, 2025
Chevron is reducing local and regional business units in favor of a more centralized model to improve performance and cut as much as $3 billion of costs by 2026. Changes will include single divisions for both offshore and shale operations, says Vice Chairman Mark Nelson.
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July 02, 2025
U.S. shale executives expect to drill significantly fewer wells this year than planned at the start of 2025, as lower oil prices and uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt profits, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey.
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June 27, 2025
TotalEnergies is in talks with potential buyers for its shale oil assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta, as international operators look to exit the region amid improved valuations and shifting investment priorities.
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June 27, 2025
U.S. shale drilling activity declined for the ninth straight week, marking the longest drop since mid-2020. Analysts say recent oil price gains haven’t been enough to reverse cautious spending by producers.
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June 26, 2025
U.S. shale companies are expected to prioritize hedging strategies over ramping up drilling activity, despite former President Trump’s call to increase output following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Analysts say sustained price increases — not short-term volatility — are needed to spur new investment.
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June 11, 2025
During a June 10 special session at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Houston, panelists discussed the latest advancements in Generative AI and machine learning for unconventionals.
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June 10, 2025
The 2025 Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) began in Houston on Monday, June 9. In what became a clear theme for the conference, panelists discussed the possibility for unconventional resources to shine amidst a fluctuating market for oil.
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May 30, 2025
bp Plc appointed oil industry veteran Dave Hager to the board, bolstering its efforts to refocus on fossil fuels and keep investors on side. Hager has been in the sector for more than 40 years, recently leading U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp. as chief executive and then executive chairman.
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May 30, 2025
EOG Resources today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Encino Acquisition Partners (EAP) for $5.6 billion. The deal positions EOG as a leading E&P within the Utica shale play, adding 675,000 net acres for a combined 1,100,000 acres, and representing more than two billion boe of undeveloped resource.
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May 16, 2025
EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) today announced that the company was awarded a new oil exploration concession for Unconventional Onshore Block 3 (UCO3) by Abu Dhabi's Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs (SCFEA).
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May 15, 2025
Sinopec has announced a major shale gas exploration breakthrough of its Project Deep Earth - Sichuan and Chongqing Natural Gas Base. The vertical depth of the well reaches over 5,300 m, setting a new record for vertical depth of shale gas wells in China.
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April 30, 2025
Argentina shale operator YPF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Globant, a digitally-native company focused on transforming companies through the use of AI. Through the agreement, YPF will apply AI technology across its supply chain operations.
